Recap Roundups
March 14, 2015
Albany 51, Stony Brook 50
Peter Hooley knocked down a 3-pointer with two seconds left as the host Great Danes rallied for their third straight America East title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Wisconsin 71, Purdue 51
Bronson Koenig led a balanced scoring effort with a career-high 19 points as the Badgers pulled away from the Boilermakers in the second half at the Big Ten tournament semifinals in Chicago.
Kentucky 91, Auburn 67
Willie Cauley-Stein had 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots as the Wildcats dominated an SEC tournament semifinal against the short-handed Tigers in Nashville, Tenn.
Hampton 82, Delaware State 61
Brian Darden hit four 3-pointers on his way to 20 points to help the Pirates win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament for the fifth time in Norfolk, Va.
VCU 93, Davidson 73
Treveon Graham scored 18 points, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range, and grabbed nine rebounds as the fifth-seeded Rams upset the top-seeded Wildcats in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Southern Methodist 69, Temple 56
Markus Kennedy posted 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Mustangs in an American Athletic Conference tournament semifinal at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
UAB 73, Middle Tennessee St. 60
Robert Brown scored 22 points as the fourth-seeded Blazers defeated the sixth-seeded Blue Raiders to win the Conference USA tournament title in Birmingham, Ala., and gain the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan St 62, Maryland 58
Travis Trice scored 20 points as the Spartans overcame a slow start and a huge first-half deficit to down the Terrapins at the Big Ten tournament semifinals in Chicago.
Arkansas 60, Georgia 49
Michael Qualls had a game-high 15 points as the Razorbacks rolled to an SEC tournament semifinal win in Nashville, Tenn.
Harvard 53, Yale 51
Steve Moundou-Missi knocked down the go-ahead jumper in the final seconds as the Crimson edged the Bulldogs in the Ivy League playoff in Philadelphia.
Connecticut 47, Tulsa 42
Ryan Boatright scored 21 points, including a pair of free throws with 13 seconds remaining, to lift the Huskies to an American Athletic Conference tournament semifinal victory at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
Iowa St. 70, Kansas 66
Georges Niang had 19 points and five rebounds as the second-seeded Cyclones knocked off the top-seeded Jayhawks to win the Big 12 tournament title for the second straight season.
Wyoming 45, San Diego St. 43
Josh Adams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with just over a minute left and the Cowboys earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2002 by upsetting the Aztecs in the Mountain West Conference tournament final in Las Vegas.
Texas Southern 62, Southern 58
Malcolm Riley collected 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers edged the Jaguars to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament for the second straight year.
Buffalo 89, Central Michigan 84
Xavier Ford and Shannon Evans scored 18 points apiece as the Bulls earned their first NCAA Tournament berth after rebuffing the Chippewas in the Mid-American Conference tournament final in Cleveland.
Villanova 69, Xavier 52
Dylan Ennis had 16 points and six rebounds as the Wildcats won their first Big East Conference title since 1995 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Notre Dame 90, North Carolina 82
Jerian Grant scored 15 of his 24 points from the free-throw line and handed out 10 assists as the Fighting Irish downed the Tar Heels to claim their first ACC tournament title.
Eastern Washington 69, Montana 65
Tyler Harvey scored 18 points and the visiting Eagles finished the game on a 21-6 run to win the Big Sky Tournament title and earn their first NCAA bid since 2004.
Stephen F. Austin 83, Sam Houston St. 70
Thomas Walkup had a game-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting as the Lumberjacks captured their second consecutive Southland Conference title.
Arizona 80, Oregon 52
Brandon Ashley scored 20 points and Stanley Johnson added 14 as the top-seeded Wildcats routed the Ducks at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to claim their first Pac-12 tournament championship since 2002.
New Mexico St. 80, Seattle 61
Remi Barry scored a game-high 21 and the Aggies ran off the first nine points and never looked back on the way to their fourth straight WAC championship at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
UC Irvine 67, Hawaii 58
Luke Nelson scored 17 points as the third-seeded Anteaters defeated the fifth-seeded Rainbow Warriors to win the Big West title game in Anaheim and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
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